Hello, as promised, here is Part 2. After visiting some of the places, We have lunch there, and also visited some interesting shops and outlets and strolled the streets around the area. There are bars and pubs in the location and many restaurants and pubs on the streets/ road above.
I was in London a few weeks back to celebrate my daughter’s graduation, and decided to do a food tour. We took this opportunity to visit London Borough Market. I have been there several times over the years, and each time it has changed slightly. This time I noticed that it has really expanded!! There …
Crispy Duck Breast is a recipe that I do when I want to have duck but when I am not willing to spend that much time to prepare a roast duck, Chinese style. This duck recipe is pan-fried duck breast and takes about 30 minutes to cook, if you do not want to add the …
Youtiao, or Chinese doughnut is an easy snack to make. No Yeast! No Oven! Super fluffy and crispy! It’s vegan, too. It uses only 6 ingredients commonly found in the kitchen. We have 4 simple tricks to make this really easy. You Tiao (油条), or we call it You Zha Gui (油炸鬼) in Cantonese, or …
Let’s learn how to make soy milk with only 2 ingredients. This simple process is very easy and you can have thick delicious and hot or cold soy milk. You can make it anytime at home at your convenience. Soy milk is easily available in East Asia and South-east Asia. We get it from the …
My Zong Zi or bak chang is having a make over! As a quest to eat less meat, let us learn how to make Vegetarian Nyonya Bak Chang. It is not Chinese vegetarian as it contains garlic and ginger which is forbidden. It is vegan in the western world, as far as I know, as …
Alkaline dumplings or zongzi, is a sweet dumpling, wrapped in bamboo leaves and it is made in conjunction with the dragon boat festival, or Zongzi festival. Also known as Kee Chang, We usually make 2 kinds of dumplings, the savoury ones like the bak chang, filled with meat and this, the sweet type which is …
This is the Best Pineapple Tart recipe so far (for me). There are only 4 mains steps so it is super simple. I am using the pineapple jam that I made earlier. The pastry sweet short crust pastry and it nice and crumbly full of fragrance.
Malaysian Chicken Rendang Dinner. It’s here again! Friday Night Take-away 29.04.2022. This coming bank holiday weekend, we are having Chicken Rendang dinner. It is one of our family favourites. A bit of effort ( to those who are not into cooking, this is a lot of effort!) is required to make this. So why not …
Making Pineapple Jam is easy. We make this jam for pineapple jam tarts. These tarts are very popular during Hari Raya ( Celebration days) or Eid Al-Fitr as know here in the UK. In fact it is eaten all year round. I wanted to post this recipe for Chinese New Year but I had some …
The Chinese have a way of preparing vegetables and blanching the vegetables is one of the easiest and finest way of cooking it. This recipe is suitable for vegans and omnis as well. It is a dish that most of us Chinese make as a quick and easy dish. I always make this
We usually serve the Nian Gao, or Chinese New Year Cake, or Tnee Kuih as a sweet dish. I have been thinking about new ways of eating it. This time I decide to make a stir -fry out of it! Nian Gao is usually deep fried with sweet potato and taro. We steam it and …
Pancake day is about… pancakes. It is also known as Shrove Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday is observed by many Christians, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists and Roman Catholics,[4] who “make a special point of self-examination, of considering what wrongs they need to repent, and what amendments of life or areas of spiritual growth they especially need to ask God’s help in dealing with.”[5] This moveable …
Nian Gao is the 1st Chinese New Year cake my late made mother made for the Lunar New Year. As kids we would be very excited as it means Chinese New Year is around the corner It took many hours to steam and negative words are not to be spoken when making it lest …
Almond cookies is one of the Chinese New Year Treats. It is normally made at home around this time. This recipe is really simple. And if you have you have young children, it is a good project for family bonding. I used this time to tell my kids about about my background and family stories. …
